"meterstick" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From meter + stick.",
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      "form": "metersticks",
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          "ref": "1977, Leonid Sokolow, A dual ether universe: introducing a new unified field theory, page 42:",
          "text": "He must use his unit of length taken from his meterstick.",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Kevin D. Finson, Christine K. Ormsbee, Mary M. Jensen, Differentiating Science Instruction and Assessment for Learners With Special Needs, K–8, page 80:",
          "text": "Stand the meterstick upright on the table (or floor) so that the 0-centimeter end is against the tabletop (or floor).",
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          "ref": "2013, F. Thomas Burke, What Pragmatism Was, page 104:",
          "text": "Check whether the meterstick edge intersects with the toe-end curve of the footprint at the furthest point, T, away from the heel point.",
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        "A measuring rod one hundred centimeters (one meter) long."
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        [
          "rod",
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        [
          "centimeter",
          "centimeter"
        ],
        [
          "meter",
          "meter"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "yardstick"
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  "word": "meterstick"
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  "etymology_text": "From meter + stick.",
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          "ref": "2013, F. Thomas Burke, What Pragmatism Was, page 104:",
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      ],
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